AIDS kills 2,608 Cambodians in 2011, down 11 percent
SOURCE:* Xinhua News Agency*
http://news.xinhuanet.com/
Colleague!,
The secretary-general of the National AIDS Authority said on Jan. 5 that
2,608 Cambodians died of AIDS in 2011, an 11 percent decline from 2010. "We
see a good result in our efforts to fight against HIV/AIDS," said Dr. Teng
Kunthy, while acknowledging the need to do more... According to the UN
Development Program's 2011 survey on the socioeconomic impact of HIV in the
nation, an estimated 75,000 Cambodians in 60,000 households are living with
HIV/AIDS.
About 96.7 percent of these individuals have received antiretroviral
therapy. Kunthy said his country needs $58 million a year to combat HIV.
Cambodia relies on external donors for more than 90 percent of its
anti-AIDS efforts.
From my own point of view, I think we are gradually approaching a point of
Zero AIDS related death but the ultimate question is; How soon are we
getting to this target??? The people dying are not animals for God sake and
they sure have the right to live like you and me.
Lets keep the advocacy soaring. More story on the link above.
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Many Thanks
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